Source: Yahoo News
A South Korean man who played computer games for 50 hours almost non-stop died of heart failure minutes after finishing his mammoth session in an Internet cafe, authorities said Tuesday.
The 28-year-old man, identified only by his family name Lee, had been playing on-line battle simulation games at the cybercafe in the southeastern city of Taegu, police said.
Lee had planted himself in front of a computer monitor to play on-line games on Aug. 3. He only left the spot over the next three days to go to the toilet and take brief naps on a makeshift bed, they said.
“We presume the cause of death was heart failure stemming from exhaustion,” a Taegu provincial police official said by telephone.
Lee had recently quit his job to spend more time playing games, the daily JoongAng Ilbo reported after interviewing former work colleagues and staff at the Internet cafe.
After he failed to return home, Lee’s mother asked his former colleagues to find him. When they reached the cafe, Lee said he would finish the game and then go home, the paper reported.
He died a few minutes later, it said.
South Korea, one of the most wired countries in the world, has a large and highly developed game industry.
That is totally insane.
I bet he engaged in another common activity among gamers: “energy” drinks. Unfortunately they have the power to overload a nervous system.
~TR
i think my lil bro wich is only 6 plays too much games the only time he doesent play is during school and at 11 at night!I dont play games i know how bad they are for you. But i think my brother is developing a sickness from playing video games!! he has black skin around his eyes his eyes are red he gets hot when he plays video games and he seems very hyper. Is it possible to get a sickness from video games?
That is sick and disgusting, but thank you for posting this article on the web because it helped me with my paper.
Yea this what happens to people who play video games too much without control.If you play video games,you should have somthing to remind you to get off or if younger(-18)have a parent have a time limit for you.Too much gaming could lead to this.
Yes even you WoW players….
Hmm, well i read similar stories several times. Especially in asian countries
it seems to be more comon. Also, extreme flashing lights can be
harmfull for neurologic purposes.
Too much of everything wont do you no good, if its gaming or eating chips
i would say. As long as its in a save amount, it’s cool.
cheers
Sam (Not SoSF Sam)